Life Span Chapter 11 Moral Development And Aggression

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Moral Development
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refers to changes in people's sense of justice and of what is right and wrong, and in their behavior related to moral issues.
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Social Learning approaches
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build upon behavioral approaches and believes behavior is the result of reinforcement.
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Prosocial Behavior
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helping behavior that benefits others.
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What is true about moral and proclaim behavior ?
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Also emphasizes that moral or prosocial behavior can be learned indirectly by observing the behavior of others
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Empathy
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lies at the heart of some kinds of moral (prosocial) behavior.
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Level 1 Preconventional Morality(Kohlberg)
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(stages 1 and 2): first level of moral reasoning in which the concrete interests of the individual are considered in terms of rewards and punishments.
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Level 2 Conventional Morality
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(stages 3 and 4): people approach moral problems in terms of their own position as good, responsible members of society.
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What does Kohlberg propose?
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Kohlberg's theory proposes that people move through the periods of moral development in a fixed order and that they are unable to reach the highest stage until adolescence due to deficits in cognitive development that are not overcome until then.
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Altruistic Behavior
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Self-sacrifice for the good of others
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Authoritarian Parents
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parents who are controlling, punitive, rigid and cold and whose word is law. Value strict, unquestioning obedience and wont tolerate disagreement.
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Permissive Parents
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provide lax and inconsistent feedback and require little of their children, place little or no limits or control and don't hold much responsibility for how their children turn out.
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Authoritative Parents
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firm, set clear and consistent limits. Somewhat strict yet loving and emotionally supportive. Provide explanations and communicate the rationale for punishment and encourage independence
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Uninvolved Parents
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show not interest in their children, displaying indifferent, rejecting behavior. Detached emotionally and role only includes food, clothes and shelter.
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Aggression
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intentional injury or harm to another person.
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What happens in most children in terms of aggression ?
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For most children, the amount of aggression declines as they move through the preschool years; behavior as the result of the child's personality and social development.
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Emotional Self Regulation
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the capability to adjust emotions to a desired state and level of intensity.
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What do social learning approaches to aggression emphasize?
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that aggressive behavior is learned through direct reinforcement.
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What does research on aggression mainly show?
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Despite the fact that results are primarily correlational, overwhelming research evidence suggests that observation of televised aggression leads to increases in aggressive behaviors that can extend into adulthood.
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Elder Abuse
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the physical or psychological mistreatment or neglect of elderly individuals.
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Who are particularly affected by Elder Abuse?
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People with Alzheimer's disease or other sorts of dementia living with their son are particularly likely to be targets of abuse.